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The Eurekahedge Report – October 2012 October 2012 | Eurekahedge

Introduction

Hedge funds witnessed a third consecutive month of gains in September amid rallying markets and further monetary stimulus from major central banks around the globe. The benchmark Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index rose 1.03%1 while the MSCI World Index returned 2.29%2 over the month. US$8.1 billion in total assets were added during September, of which US$5.1 billion came from managers’ performance while the remaining US$2.9 billion came from investment inflows bringing the total size of the industry to US$1.76 trillion.

Highlights of hedge fund performance and asset flows for the month are as follows: